Search Results: French Literature from Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. First US Edition Thus/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. No. A very nice copy in green cloth with gilt to type and design motif on spine. Bottom rear corner bumped with lesser ding to bottom front. Top corners sharp.Spot of wear to heel of spine and light smudge to bottom of front cover. Pages ends tanned, especially at top. Interior clean and binding tight. In remarkable unclipped jacket ($2.50) with a little wear to spine ends, a couple moisture spots to spine and tanning to same and edges of jacket.

Paris: Gallimard, 1953. First Edition/First Printing.. Paperback. Very Good /N/A. In wraps. No statement of other edition/printing. Faint vertical creasing to spinewith bump at bottom front and three dents to rear spine crease at rear cover. Top rear corner creased. A few spots of foxing to top front cover and a nick at bottom. A handful of pencil marks throughout. Pages lighty tanned with chips/tears to the tops of a couple of pages likely from printing/binding. Deckle edge. In French.

Paris: Librairie Stock, 1926. First Edition/4th Printing. Paperback. Fair/N/A. In wraps. Stated 4th Edition denoting printing. Vertical creases to spine with wear and a couple chips to spine ends. Cover is lifting off of spine in places, but still serviceable. Corners worn/creased with short tear to top of front cover which is soiled and stained. Pages are tanned with moisture stain to corners of first page and front edge of bottom corner. Last page is very brittle with some splitting. Deckle edge. In French. Period travel brochure of voyages in Switzerland and Italy laid in has moisture stain to bottom edge.

Full number line 1-10. In green blindstamped cloth with gilt to type on spine. Light ding to bottom rear corner, otherwise clean with sharp corners and tight binding. Jacket unclipped and in beautiful shape.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1915. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. In cloth with blind stamping to cover and gilt to type and title box on spine which has dulled. Dings to top corners, otherwise a nice copy with minimal wear/marks, clean interior and solid binding. Top page ends tanned. Illustrated.

Paris: Mercvre de France, 1953. First Edition. Paperback. Good/N/A. In wraps. Printed March 14, 1953. Some creasing to spine, tanning and foxing primarily to top page ends and to a lesser extent covers. Clean with solid binding. Deckle edge. In French.

London & New York: Pegasus Books, 2021. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. First Edition stated with full number line 10-1. In ochre boards with black spine and gilt to type. Light dings to rear corners. Clean with solid binding. Jacket is unclipped and in great shape.

New York: The Viking Press, 1946. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. In blue cloth with silver type and illustration. Bottom corners dinged with some discoloration to boards, a few dark spots to same and dinged bottom corners. Some tanning to front endpapers and front edge/top corner of first few pages of text block. Jacket is unclipped ($2.75) but has bottom half of front flap taped on with staining from adhesive. Large chip to top of spine and adjacent portion of rear panel with smaller chips at bottom and corners. Some creasing, short tears and edgewear. tanning to spine.

New York: New Directions, 1954. First US Edition/1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. In light blue cloth with dark blue type. Ding to top rear corner and fading to spine, spine ends and top board edges. Tanning to top page ends. Jacket is unclippe ($3.75) with chips to head of spine including in body of spine, moisture staining to spine and tears at top and bottom front corners, head of spine and top and bottom of front panel adjacent.

Paris: Gallimard, 1946. First Edition/Early Printing. Paperback. Good/N/A. In wraps. Title page states 3rd Edition, rear cover 2nd Edition. Some creasing to spine and foxing to covers and first page inside and out as well as top page ends. Small price sticker to bottom of rear cover. Text block tanned with light foxing. Deckle edge. In French. Scarce printing as stand alone play.

London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1951. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Good/Fair. In red cloth blindstamped at front and with gilt to type. Top page ends tinted. Some fading to bottom of spine, a few dents and rubbing through to a couple corners. Small chips/tears at corners, top of rear panel and head of spine with larger chip at bottom. Edgewear and nicks with tanning to spine and a few small stains. Everyman's Library #936.

Garden City: Anchor Books/Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1956. N/A. Paperback. Good/N/A. Has edge wear and flaking primarily to front cover and spine ends. Some creasing to spine, top of rear cover and front top corner. Prior owner's address stamp to ffep. Wonderful unattributed mid-century modern design. Anchor Book #A1.

Buenos Aires: Editorial Acme, 1973. Reprint Ediiton. Hardcover. Good/N/A. From the beloved Collecion Robin Hood. Chips, nicks and rubbing to spine ends with rubbing and splits to a couple corners. One inch split to bottom of front spine crease. Some discoloration/spotting to inside edges of boards and possibly endpapers from adhesive used and tanning to pages due to poor quality of materials used. Some foxing to page ends and a moisture stain to bottom page ends onto bottom of rear endpapers. #123 In Spanish.

Paris: Editions Albin Michel, 1953. First Edition Thus/Later Printing. Paperback. Good/N/A. In wraps. Stated 214e Mille (214,000 copies printed). Some creasing to spine with one inch tear to top of rear spine crease with wear/rubbing at bottom.Book/text block as well has vertical crease. Some edge/corner wear and nicks with foxing to edges of front cover. Pages lightly tanned. Deckle edge. In French.

New York: Modern Library, 1959. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good . In red cloth with black title panels and logos with gilt. Top page ends tinted black. Light ding to bottom front corner. Previous owner's name to ffep. Jacket is unclipped (no price) with edgewear, three short 1/4 inch tears to top of front panel with associated creasing and some tiny nicks and chips to spine ends and a few corners. A Modern Library Giant G65 circa 1959. Wonderful cover art by E. McKnight Kauffer.

New York: New Directions, 1952. First US Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Assumed First Edition and Printing with no date. In black cloth boards and red cloth to spine with gilt. Just a little wear at corners which are still relatively sharp and some fading to spine ends. Previous owner's name in pencil to ffep and tiny spot to rear pastedown, otherwise clean with just some light toning. Binding tight. Tears to bottom corners of several pages which were not cut well at printer - otherwise Near Fine. Jacket is unclipped ($3.75) with correct price as first printing. Small chips at corners, head of spine, top of rear panel and top of front flap. Some edge nicks and short tears with small puncture to front panel adjacent spine. A few tiny pencil erasure marks to jacket and light scuffing. Cover design by Alvin Lustig and George Barrows.

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1960. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good - . The basis for the wonderful films My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle. In beige cloth with mild edgewear, a bump to top of spine with some light abrasion and a small split, owner's name stamped on bottom of ffep and some foxing to top page ends. Jacket is complete, unclipped and unfaded, but has edgewear and chipping especially to corners, and spine ends. A few small chips/punctures to spine and creases as well. Quite scarce.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. First US Edition Thus/2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Two volume set in slipcase. Both books in beautiful shape in dark navy cloth with gilt to type and design motif. Clean with red tinted top page ends. Scarce jackets are unclipped ($6.00) and of lightweight material, therefore have chipping to heads of spines and a few corners with short tears to same and edges - primarily for volume one. Taning to jacket spines. Voljume 1 jacket is Good, volume 2 jacket is Very Good. Scarce slipcase has nice pearlescent finish and tipped on image. Light edgewear and some spotting - Very Good.

Paris: Librairie Plon, 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good /N/A. Printing stated February 4, 1955. In wraps with some faint vertical creases to spine, a few spots to rear cover and a few spots of foxing to top page ends, otherwise nice and clean. Deckle edge.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1954. First US Edition/8th Printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. In tan cloth with dark brown type and design motif to spine. Ex-library copy with tape adhesive stains to top and bottom exterior of boards and to endpapers. Library pocket, stamp and notes to ffep with a few marks/small stains to page ends - otherwise clean. Jacket has chip to bottom third of spine, small adhesive stain to bottom of spine and edges of jacket, and front flap with text is cleanly removed and laid in ($4.00 price intact), though missing about 1/2 inch in height. Extremely scarce in this edition.